[ILL-L] Once upon a time in ILL...

[rich schmidt]

Adding on to Kelley's ... we recently received one from a correctional 
facility on the history of lingerie.

rich



Hunt, Kelley wrote:
> We get a lot of requests from correctional facilities. Two memorable 
> requests were for a book on lip reading, and a book about how to tell if 
> someone is lying to you.
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> Kelley Hunt
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> MCMLS
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> *From:* ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org 
> [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] *On Behalf Of *Perrin Lumbert
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 04, 2009 11:26 AM
> *To:* Interlibrary Loan Listserv
> *Subject:* Re: [ILL-L] Once upon a time in ILL...
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> We had several requests a few years ago from a hopeful individual from a 
> correctional institution as well:  he was looking for introductory 
> guides to understanding basic concrete and steel engineering/weaknesses...
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> Lisa Nason wrote:
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> Hi,
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> We once had a request from a correctional institution for Aleister 
> Crowley’s “Magick in Theory and Practice”. Since I never heard anything 
> about a spectacular escape from said institution, I guess the reader 
> didn’t find it that useful…
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> Lisa Nason
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> Library Administrative Assistant
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> Quimby Library, Unity College
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> Unity, ME 04988
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> 207-948-3131, ext. 328
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> *From:* ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org 
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> [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] *On Behalf Of *Chappell, Cyndi, JCL
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 04, 2009 10:17 AM
> *To:* ill-l at webjunction.org <mailto:ill-l at webjunction.org>
> *Subject:* [ILL-L] Once upon a time in ILL...
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> Fellow ILL folks,
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> I am putting together an ILL Tour and Overview session, which will be 
> attended by staff here at Johnson County Library (KNJ).  To spare them 
> from an entire hour and ½ of dry procedures, statistics, etc., I’d like 
> to throw some humor into the mix.  Would anyone care to share some 
> examples of strange, funny, and-I-thought-I’d-seen-it-all types of 
> requests you’ve seen come through your departments, either on the 
> borrowing or lending side of ILL? 
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> Many thanks!
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> Cyndi Chappell
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> Perrin Joel Lumbert
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> ILL-Ladd Library
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> Bates College
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> Lewiston, Maine  04240
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~rich schmidt ... Willamette University
~Digitization Coordinator
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Now I'm waiting for an answer patiently
Stuck here at the bottom of this well
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